Return to the small mountain village in 1986

Chapter 644 The peach is ripe
Huang Dazhi explained to Huang Xiaoan what carving was, but he actually didn't know much about carving himself. He thought carving was similar to a carpenter, but the work he did was more delicate than a carpenter.

Huang Xiaoan was silent for a moment, and then nodded slowly under his brother's expectant gaze.

After he agreed, Huang Dazhi also breathed a sigh of relief and decided to find a time to find the carving master first. After making an agreement, he would bring Huang Xiaoan to apprentice.

Gao Mingcheng didn't ask much about the Huang family. The next morning, he took Xiao Xuxu to participate in Maozi's ceremony of installing beams and roof tiles.

Maozi specially bought a bunch of firecrackers, and also bought a lot of peanuts, melon seeds and candies to disperse the crowd. When the ceremony was completed, Maozi held a basin of candies in one hand, grabbed a handful with the other, and threw them from the second floor to the crowd below. go.

The people standing below and watching immediately started grabbing with smiles on their faces. Among them were many young men who were friends of Maozi in the past. Even though Maozi's character was average, he had been in society and was quite good at making friends. Friends, these friends will become the first guests of the billiards room after it opens. With their guidance, more people will come to play billiards.

Gao Mingcheng also took two pieces of candy for Xiao Xuxu. The quality of the candy Maozi bought was average, but the children who grabbed the candy had happy smiles on their faces. They carefully hid the extra candy in their trouser pockets. Then he peeled off a piece of candy and enjoyed it happily.

A group of children gathered together, one asked how many candies you grabbed, and the other said I got four candies.

It instantly attracted many envious sighs. Some people said that they only grabbed one candy. As they talked, they curled their lips and almost started crying in grievance.

Fortunately, in addition to candies, Maozi's younger brother Yangyang also brought a plate of peanuts and melon seeds scattered underneath. It was difficult to throw these from upstairs, otherwise they would easily fall to the ground, so they were allowed to be grabbed and eaten.

Xiao Xuxu also ate half a bowl of meat pie noodles, and now he still refused to go upstairs to sleep, so he climbed on Gao Mingcheng's body, treating his father like a mountain again.

Xiao Xuxu was held in Gao Mingcheng's arms. When he saw the group of children fighting for food, he screamed and stretched out his hand anxiously, as if he wanted to grab it too.

After drinking a bowl of soup, Gao Mingcheng rested comfortably on the deck chair in the backyard.

In the past two days, new models have been launched in the store. Customers who heard the news came to pick out clothes one after another. In terms of quality and grade, Xinxin Clothing Store is second to none in the county.

I just haven’t had time to spare, so I didn’t mention it.

Gao Mingcheng took Xiao Xuxu back to his home and saw that everyone in the store was busy, so he decided to have a bowl of rice noodles at noon and was too lazy to cook.

He refused, but during lunch, He Dayou rushed over from the police station and had a meal with his former friends. Mao Zi has a good future, and He Dayou is very happy for him. He also hopes that other friends can also have a good future.

He doesn't speak many words, but he can say simple thank you, goodbye, etc. very well.

Gao Mingcheng agreed immediately and asked if he had bought the plastic sandals he had bought for his two children for Duomei.

When Yangyang came over with the plate, all the children crowded over and grabbed peanuts with one hand and melon seeds with the other, without losing anything.

Manyu Jin suffered a great misfortune during this pregnancy, which made Manyu Mei extremely worried.

Xiao Xuxu finally got something, and instantly grinned, not forgetting to say thank you.

After the new model was launched, the store's business was booming for a few days. When the business gradually returned to normal, Duo Mei proposed to visit her eldest sister Duo Jin.

Many Americans have no problem with eating rice noodles for lunch. In the hot summer, cooking is a chore. Going to restaurants to buy rice is much more expensive than rice noodles.

Of course, there are also those who are persistent in their evil intentions, but those people are no longer on the same path as He Dayou, and they don't have much contact with each other.

But at this time, the plate held by Yangyang was almost empty.

Gao Mingcheng left after attending the beam and roof tile-laying ceremony. Maozi originally wanted to keep him here for lunch, but Gao Mingcheng refused.

During the dinner, some people talked about what they were doing now, and some said they planned to work in other places. These young people who had nothing to do in the past got together to cheat and kidnap, but as they grew older, they gradually changed their ways.

So at noon that day, everyone in the store ate a bowl of meatloaf noodles, and also bought a bowl of pig lungs. The pig lungs were made with a lot of chili peppers. After one bite, the spicy food made people sweat on the tip of their noses.

Fortunately, Monkey's sister was smart. When she saw that Xiao Xuxu also wanted it, she immediately ran home, grabbed a handful of peanuts and melon seeds and handed them to Xiao Xuxu.

No wonder, the ancients said: Father's love is like a mountain!

Of course, Duomei was very concerned about her two nephews. She quickly said that she had already bought them and took out the clothes she had prepared for her two nephews. In addition to the children's clothes, there were also a few old pieces from the past two years. Because it has been kept at the bottom, when I took it out, I found some mottled marks on the fabric.

This kind of clothes is naturally not easy to sell, so many beauties decided to give them to the eldest sister's family.

In addition to these, Duo Mei also bought some body supplements for her eldest sister, hoping that her eldest sister can take good care of her body as soon as possible.

Gao Mingcheng took a look at the many things Mei had prepared and felt that there was nothing wrong with them, so he went out and bought two recliners, which he planned to take to his home in Niuweiling.

There are only benches and benches at home in Niuweiling, which are fine for sitting, but not as comfortable as recliners.

These two recliners are made of bamboo. It's amazing how cool it is to lie on them in summer. Even in winter, you can lie down comfortably with a layer of mattress on the recliners.

After everything was ready, Gao Mingcheng took his wife and children back to Gaojiacun again early the next morning. As for his eldest sister's house, he planned to wait until the afternoon.

After returning to Niuweiling, Xuanyuemei found her second sister Xuanyueyu and told her about her eldest sister's situation.

Many Yu felt sad after hearing this.

She counted the days and felt that her eldest sister should have given birth long ago, but no one came to report it.

It turned out that there was something wrong with the eldest sister's health. The eldest brother-in-law's family was very busy during this period, so he didn't have time to come over and report the news.

While the two sisters were talking, Gao Mingcheng went to Xiaofushan.

It’s already the end of June, and it’s the time when the peaches in the mountains are about to ripen!

The last time he came back, he picked a peach to eat, but the peach at that time was still very green. Now he stood at the foot of the mountain and looked up towards the peach forest, and he could see the trees full of red peaches.

As the peaches mature, the birds in the mountains are about to have a feast. They have been eyeing the fruits in the mountains for a long time, and will come to peck at them when they are ripe.

In order to drive away these birds, simple working people also came up with a clever trick, which was to make scarecrows.

Gao Mingcheng saw that the scarecrows in the orchard had been refurbished and looked lifelike. When the wind blew, a piece of shabby cloth tied to the branch held by the scarecrow fluttered in the wind, acting as a bird repellent. effect.

Gao Mingcheng picked a peach, wiped it on his clothes casually, and ate it with big mouthfuls. At this time, the peach was just ripe, but it had not become soft yet, and it tasted just right!
Next to the peach grove is the pear forest. Green crown and huanghuali are hanging on the treetops. They are almost ripe. They taste sweet after taking a bite. If they hang on the trees for a while, they will be even sweeter. For these fruit trees, we fertilized in spring and thinned the fruits in early summer. After ensuring sufficient water and fertilizer, we finally had a bumper harvest!
Because Gao Mingcheng was willing to thin the fruits, the fruits left on the treetops at this time were all of high quality, good-looking and full of juice.

After Gao Mingcheng tasted them, he decided to pick a basket of peaches and go back. He went down the mountain first and came to the shed at the foot of the mountain.

There are some fertilizers, bamboo baskets and farm tools piled here. Gao Mingcheng picked up a bamboo basket and went into the mountain again. He stepped on the gentle slope with green grass and reached the peach forest step by step.

The fruit on the sunny side is already ripe, but the fruit on the shady side is not yet ready. You can pick it after a few days.

He was quick on his feet and picked a basket of peaches by himself without calling Chen Dasong or the others for help.

When going down the mountain, I met Chen Dasong.

Chen Dasong said hurriedly: "I originally planned to pick some peaches when I go to the county to deliver eggs tomorrow!"

After the tractor stayed in Niuweiling, Chen Dasong would make a trip to the county every three or four days to deliver eggs and vegetables from the fields to Gao Mingcheng.

This is the time when there are too many vegetables to eat. You can pick a batch of peppers, eggplants, cowpeas, loofah, etc. every day. With the vegetables sent from the village, the clothing store only needs to buy some meat when buying vegetables every day.

Gao Mingcheng nodded, indicating that he understood, and asked if Yang Mei was mature.

Chen Dasong said: "Some of them are quite ripe. If you want to pick them, I will pick a basket for you later."

The fruits on a tree do not ripen at the same time. They ripen early and late, and that is normal.

Gao Mingcheng asked Chen Dasong to help him pick some ripe bayberries. He had not eaten bayberries yet this year and planned to try them at home first.

Chen Dasong took a basket and went to the bayberry forest to pick bayberry. Gao Mingcheng went to the chicken coop to pick up eggs.

When he came back today, he naturally wanted to take the eggs with him.

As soon as he put all the things back home, Duo Mei came over and said to Gao Mingcheng: "Mom came over just now and said that when dad was building a house two days ago, he accidentally ducked his waist and called us over to take a look. look."

Luo Xiaohua was working in the fields. After seeing Gao Mingcheng's car from a distance, he knew that Gao Mingcheng was back, so he came over to notify him.

She has already come to notify her, so she must go back there.

Duo Mei said happily: "Let's take two of the supplements I bought for my eldest sister to see Dad later!"

Because she felt sorry for her eldest sister, she bought a lot of supplements, and now she just had time to spare two.

Gao Mingcheng had no objection. He packed a basket with some peaches and eggs, and brought many supplements from the United States, ready to visit Gao Yuan.

When they arrived at the old village, Gao Mingcheng first went to Grandma Xixi's house. Gao Zhuang and He Xiuman were working in the fields, and Grandma Xixi was drying eggplants at home with Xiao Yuanyuan.

Her family grows a lot of eggplants, but she doesn’t plan to sell them at the market, so when she has extra eggplants, she cuts them into slices and dries them in the sun.

Grandma Xi is a very successful person. She thinks that living in the county town will definitely not be as convenient as eating in the village, and she will have to spend money to buy vegetables every day.

Therefore, she decided to cook more dried vegetables so that she could save some money on grocery shopping.

Gao Mingcheng gave her some peaches and said that the peaches in Xiaofushan were ripe. He asked her to ask Gao Zhuang to go to Xiaofushan and pick some for herself.

Gao Mingcheng said: "The peaches, pears and bayberries are all ripe. Grandma Xi, ask Gao Zhuang to pick some and eat them tomorrow."

Grandma X smiled and refused, saying: "Those fruits are the ones you want to sell for money, or the money is more important."

She was always thinking about Gao Mingcheng, but Gao Mingcheng had no choice but to wait until he saw Gao Zhuang and call Gao Zhuang to pick it.

After saying a few words to Grandma Xi and kissing Xiao Yuanyuan, Gao Mingcheng took his wife and children to his eldest brother Gao Mingpeng's house.

When passing by Grandma Xixin's house, I took a look at the newly built house. Now the second floor has been built, only the beams and tiles need to be put up.

This speed is not slow. The weather is hot now and the house dries quickly. After the beams and tiles are installed, doors, windows and walls can be painted immediately.

When we arrived at Gao Mingpeng's house, Gao Mingpeng and the others were not at home at the moment. Some were working in the new house and some were working in the fields.

Gao Yuan, who had slipped away, was at home, but he couldn't sit still. He was sitting under the eaves, whittling bamboo chopsticks with a hatchet.

Naturally, they don’t spend money to buy the bamboo chopsticks used in the village, but make them themselves.

Cut a piece of bamboo and you can make many chopsticks.

Next to him, in addition to some chopped bamboo and some scattered wood, there was also a small stool with a slightly crooked appearance. It was obvious that this small stool was leftover from Gao Yuan's own house construction. Made of scrap wood.

"Dad." Gao Mingcheng shouted, and Duo Mei also shouted, and then coaxed Xiao Xuxu to call him grandpa.

Xiao Xuxu and Gao Yuanyuan rarely meet, but he is more obedient and obedient. Many beauties asked him to call him grandpa, so he did so obediently.

Gao Yuan raised his head and saw them coming, so he put down the machete in his hand and smiled at Xiao Xuxu.

Gao Yuanyuan said: "Are you thirsty? If you are thirsty, just go and pour some water yourself."

Gao Mingcheng handed the things he brought to Gao Yuan and said, "I heard from my mother that your waist slipped. Are you feeling better?"

Gao Yuanyuan took the things, glanced down, and said with a smile: "It's better. It happened a few days ago. Although I can't exert my strength now, I can still do some light work. I'll just do it in the next two days." You can make some small benches out of these pieces of wood."

The small bench is easy to make. Just take a wider wooden board, find four pieces of wood of similar size to make the legs, and finally nail them, and it's done!
It's just that the nails have to be driven in a little, otherwise it's easy to scratch your butt.

Gao Mingcheng brought a few stools from the side and let Du Duomei and Xiao Xuxu sit on them. Then he chatted with Gao Yuanyuan, mainly asking about the situation at home, how the new house was built, how much money it cost in total, and then asked How is Grandma Gao doing?

Speaking of Grandma Gao, Gao Yuanyuan said: "You said you wanted her to talk to people more. I ask her to go out for a walk every day. She is in good spirits now, but it is too hot during the day and she has no appetite to eat."

(End of this chapter)